Do you actually do work? Surf the web?
It's only like day 4 and there's six more to do and I'm useless.
Ask HN: How much work do you do during your notice period?
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#2What is necessary. Sometimes, I've worked overtime the last day. Sometimes they want me out of the building. Professionals bring their A game with them, and reputation spreads way faster than demonstrated success.
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#3Depends heavily on what needs doing and what the org wants. Some want you to stop so there are fewer things you have touched. Others want things to progress as normal. Others walk you out the door.
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#4Usually stuff gets pulled off my plate so fast after giving notice that it doesn't matter what my intentions are. Often makes me wonder what the point of giving notice was.
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#5I usually do more than I'm used to during normal period. I offer extra help to colleagues and put extra time planning tranfer of knowledge.
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#7It depends.
Some employers seemed to be in denial about the change.
Other lean in and address the elephant in the room.
But it shouldn't be a drastic load increase. You're still an employee and a human being.
What are they going to do? Fire you?
Re: Ask HN: How much work do you do during your notice period?
#8I usually switch from 'work' to 'dumping everything in my head that I haven't already documented in to a doc'. I've never really been sure if anyone ever reads the doc. I guess that means I stop working.
EDIT: You're on day 4 with 6 more to go, so that means you're giving 10 days notice? My current contract says I need to give 3 months. Most roles prior to that have been 4 weeks. What sort of job has such a short notice period?
Re: Ask HN: How much work do you do during your notice period?
#9I really try not to relax and put in a proper effort to wrap up anything I have in progress and do a proper handover. Sometimes this results in a bit of additional overtime for my own peace of mind.
Re: Ask HN: How much work do you do during your notice period?
#10I usually switch from 'work' to 'dumping everything in my head that I haven't already documented in to a doc'. I've never really been sure if anyone ever reads the doc. I guess that means I stop working. EDIT: You're on day 4 with 6 more to go, so that means you're giving 10 days notice? My current contract says I need to give 3 months. Most roles prior to that have been 4 weeks. What sort of job has such a short not…
Standard US practice is 2 weeks, 10 business days notice.[1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notice_period#Notice_periods_i...